Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 15, 2025
Congress has not passed comprehensive immigration reform in our country in nearly four decades.
Said by
Veronica Escobar
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Escobar highlights the long-standing need for immigration reform in the U.S.

Share & report

More from Veronica Escobar

Jan 17, 2024

Mr. Speaker, I proudly represent El Paso, Texas, a border community, and I rise today in strong opposition to this resolution, which is nothing more than a collection of Republican talking points. Let's be clear: Reforming our outdated…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-17
Dec 5, 2023

I want to remind the Committee that industrial large-scale factory farms are the biggest source of water pollution and water use in the USA.

congress.gov
Jan 30, 2024

I want to shout out and thank you both.

congress.gov
Sep 28, 2023

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 210, nays 218, not voting 5, as follows…

Congressional Record · 2023-09-28

Other voices in this conversation